Magnetoencephalography (MEG)

The Department of Psychology has a 160 channel whole-head MEG system (Yokagawa/KIT) located on the 2nd floor of Meyer. This is the primary research instrument of the NYU Neurolinguistics Lab (Pylkkänen).

Eye movement recording

Several laboratories have video-based systems for measuring eye movements, including the head-mounted Eyelink system and remote-mounted ASL 504 system, for use in adults (Curtis, McElree, Rehder) and in children (Marcus). The Center for Brain Imaging has a video-based ASL system for recording eye movements in the MRI scanner. Additionally, there is a binocular SRI dual-Purkinjeeye tracker in the Center for Neuroscience, for research requiring more precise recordings.

Movement analysis

This facility for the measurement and analysis of human movement features an Optotrak 3020 Three-Dimensional Motion Measurement System manufactured by Northern Digital, Inc. This system can measure the positions of infrared light emitting diodes (IREDs) attached to a mover's fingers or limbs while performing movement tasks (pointing, grasping, walking, crawling, etc.). The system measures at a high sampling rate and achieves millimeter accuracy. Our system features two sensor heads (each containing three infrared-sensitive cameras) allowing for a wide area of coverage and minimal sensor drop-out (due to occlusions of the IREDs from the point of view of the sensors).